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U .S . Department of Energy Updating Outdated Energy Efficiency Standards for Manufactured Homes
The American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy (ACEEE) reports that 100,000 such homes are manufactured each year and the energy standard for manufactured homes is more than 25 years.
Manufactured homes are constructed in factories that may ship to multiple states, this industry is not by regulated state building codes, however, by federal standards (which preempts the state) reports the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
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The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) only pertains to on site-built homes also known as stick-built homes.
Multi-Home News reports that “Timely updates to energy standards for manufactured homes are necessary due to manufactured housings’ growing demand as an alternative to affordable housing and heightened interest from investors as a stable investment opportunity.”
According to Multi-Home News, the
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DOE was sued by the Sierra Club and part of that settlement is required to adopt energy standards for manufactured homes by the first quarter of 2022.
In July 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy published its intent to adopt new energy conservation standards for manufactured housing.
The DOE’s objective is to help saving energy, reduce energy costs for manufactured homeowners, and reducing outdoor pollutants and greenhouse gases.
American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy reports that furnaces in manufactured homes in are “wasteful.” ACEEE states federal government could mandate ENERGY STAR® equipment for heating and cooling to resolve this problem or possibly look to electrification of manufactured homes if cost-effective.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing that relate to the building thermal envelope; air sealing; installation of insulation; duct sealing; heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); service hot water systems; mechanical ventilation fan efficacy; and heating and cooling equipment sizing.
DOE is also considering an action alternative that uses a tiered approach to address affordability and cost-effectiveness concerns with respect to energy cost savings and the cost of efficiency improvements relative to the retail price of manufactured housing.
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